Franklin: The Essential Founding Father Book

	Preface	ix
	Prologue	3
Chapter 1	Traits and Prospects	11
Chapter 2	Hope and Glory	33
Chapter 3	The Pursuit of Virtue	47
Chapter 4	Rising Citizen	63
Chapter 5	The Eminent Mr. Franklin	79
Chapter 6	Join or Die	103
Chapter 7	First Blood	123
Chapter 8	A New Nemesis	143
Chapter 9	Degrees and Separation	155
Chapter 10	Rejection and Return	169
Chapter 11	Back to London	185
Chapter 12	Countdown to Revolution	199
Chapter 13	The Death of a Dream	219
Chapter 14	To the Brink of War	239
Chapter 15	Revolution	259
Chapter 16	Declaring for Liberty	275
Chapter 17	The Diplomacy of War	291
Chapter 18	Winning Recognition	307
Chapter 19	Dismal Days	323
Chapter 20	The Final Round	339
Chapter 21	The Struggle for Peace	355
Chapter 22	Home at Last	371
	Epilogue	389
	Notes	395
	Bibliography	409
	Acknowledgments	417
	Index	419